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Interesting, definitely hasn’t been the case for my 2022 model 3 so I wonder if there is a difference somewhere. Although it was so bad for a while I am now scared to use it. I always keep a wet cloth and squeegee in the frunk on long drivers for the inevitable dry wipe on a bug filled...

I do CBR BNE many times per year, we stay in Newcastle especially if we leave Canberra late in the day. Also a RWD (20” wheels so terrible efficiency lol), quick charge in Campbelltown if you leave Canberra with a full charge and then charge at the hotel in Newcastle while you sleep (gateway inn...

Why would a battery need to be replaced due to degradation? Isn’t the average degradation for a 10 year old Tesla something like 10%? With LFP this becomes even less of a problem. By the time the battery is so degraded that you will notice the car will be destined for the scrap yard.

I had my touch screen replaced under warranty as it wouldn’t respond to inputs. Service tech said it’s rare but does happen occasionally.

Happens to me quite often coming out of the basement car park but always fixes itself quite quickly. Suggest a service request in your case as that’s not normal. Tesla might be able to remote diagnose.

Thanks for the info, these will be my next tires.

Yikes. I’ve seen a few early gen model S for sale around here at bargain prices and while I was very tempted, I was afraid of stuff like this. Glad to hear it worked out.

They don’t even sell the MX in my country.

How much of that in Australia though? We never received most of the Christmas update!

I did a huge road trip in Jan this year, Canberra to brisbane, Warrnambool via the great ocean road and then back to Canberra. The whole trip was about 5000km from memory. Apart from charging during the Xmas peak it was fine, didn’t have to wait anywhere. Brisbane to sydney during Xmas required...

I will have to replace my Pirelli P zero's in about 5-10k mi (won't take long as I drive a lot). Any recommendations for a new tire? No need for winter tires here, summer all year around. I need 235/35 R20 92Y. Thought about the PS4's but I would actually like something with more mileage and...

I have had mine set to manual since I bought the car so generally it doesn’t bother me too much, until they forced auto wipers with TACC/Autopilot! The dry wiping is enough to make one insane. At least with TACC you can switch them back to manual but what a pain to do so, not to mention it...

I have a similar problem that my outer is wearing much faster than the middle. Did a rotate and balance at Tesla and now upped to 45psi to hopefully slow the middle wear a bit. Still 5.5mm in the middle and 3.2 on the outer at 22k mi on my pirelli p zeros (20”). Running at 46 has increased...

Yep, completely agree with this. It’s a logical first step for Tesla and robo taxis. Could be implemented very quickly too.

I like the idea as someone else posted here, dedicated robo taxi (maybe a model 2) which comes with FSD but needs a human driver for supervision. Steering wheel is removable. Prob lease the car directly from Tesla or some sort of ride share deal where you get the car cheaper but Tesla takes a cut.

I’m all for robotaxis but the auto wipers on my model 3 don’t even work properly after how many years now?

Probably not. It’s actually very difficult to truly read degradation, which raises the question, is it even important?

I argued that and lost :) Bjorn Nyland did a video on it. TLDR is that you need to drive the car from 100 til dead to find out for sure.

damn, was hoping for the matrix headlights :(

You should ask about this in the battery degradation thread. Everyone is reading degradation from the 100% range value.

Same, still on 2.7 haha. Updates are few and far between these days, used to get them monthly at least!

Safety aside it will also damage your car with stone chips! This car is a magnet for them.

Elon should offer $1m reward to the first person who can fix the code :)

Auto wipers in this car are a joke. 2 years into ownership and it is getting worse! Whatever Tesla did during the last update causes them to activate in dry conditions and all sorts of random intervals. I was sitting behind a model 3 on the freeway the other day and could see their wipers...

About 1k approx to respray the rear. My parents just had theirs done and I’m about to have the front done. Surprised the car did that, though I shouldn’t be.

Awesome. We have driven Brisbane to Warrnambool via the great ocean road, we’d love to do cairns next but I am not keen on using the QLD electric highway. Once the SC are in we will drive up for sure.

Poor explanation on my behalf, however I posted the tread depths. the outer tread is wearing faster than the inner. Not the"edges". No issues with alignment, balance just done and I'm at 45psi now, so will see if it makes a difference. Will try and get a pic later. I have done 35k on these...

Ok I checked. Teslas measurements were correct, tires are definitely wearing faster on the outside, all 4 wheels evenly. Upped the pressure to 45, definitely more firm ride now :D let’s see if it makes a difference in 10km, I’ll be doing a lot of driving next few months.

Fantastic, made for great reading, thank you. As an Australian I am very jealous. Our charging network is horrendous compared to the USA… max 12 stalls at very few locations. But still, I love my Tesla and would never go back :)

Makes sense, I have seen other NCA batteries hit 80% at 300-350k miles. Even then the range is still usable. Maybe next time consider the LFP if the range is enough, you will be able to do 1 million miles!

The cars TPMS value always matches my air pump to within 1 psi. I guess I could measure the depth myself….

It was measured by Tesla.

Pirelli p zero elec 235/35 R20

Every tire at exactly the same rate? See below. I just took it to Tesla yesterday and had them rotated and balanced. I’ve been doing it every 10k. LHF: 3.5/5.4/3/5 RHF: 3.4/5.9/3.4 LHR: 3.9/5.7/3.5 RHR: 3.8/5.8/3.6

I set 42 but I have noticed the edges are wearing much faster than the centre. So I am going to up it to 45 now.

I would love to see the degradation tests go further, say 3+ years. 9 months from new results in highest calendar ageing regardless of the SOC. It would be interesting to see very long term storage at high SOC for LFP cells to see how much difference it really makes. I hope somebody is doing...

Probably because you always supercharge. Run it down to <15%, let it sit for a few hours then charge it to 100% on a level 2 charger.

At least with a LR battery pack software limited you can charge it like the LFP but without any of the worry of the SOC being inaccurate if you aren’t charging to 100% weekly. Best of both worlds!

I don’t understand why you would want to sell a 2023 and buy a 2024. Is there something wrong with your car?

Why? You had bad luck but battery failures are extremely rare and high rates of degradation unlikely unless you really abuse the battery. You will be fine.

Nothing new here, but as many of us are sitting around the 2 year/40km mark and ~5% degradation, it looks like it will be mostly flat from here onwards. The red line is not exact, just to distract from the blue line (M3 LFP): I am starting to believe that it really is the million mile battery!

Evie charging station in the ACT. 4 type 2 charging bays but 1-2 are always ICE’d.

Can’t speak of a plaid, but my model 3 has been rock solid apart from some teething issues (rattles and touch screen but all covered under warranty). Of course it is a Tesla and some stuff is just stupid, but it’s part of the ownership experience! If we need a second car it will be another...

That’s funny because my local charging station is constantly blocked by petrol cars. If I were to go and park my Tesla in front of a petrol pump, I’d be abused and probably fined by the police. But when they do it….

It’s tempting just for cooled seats (it’s hot where I live!), but not worth the money just for that one feature. Too many other downsides, like the lack of wood for instance, makes the interior look cheap.

I never supercharge except for road trips. It’s too expensive and bad for battery health long term . I don’t even have home charging so I use a paid level 2 down the street. It’s much cheaper than gas.

Do you get any regen at all in temps like that? Especially at high SOC I imagine it would be almost zero!

Below 20% and no precondition after highway speeds, I saw 172 which I believe is the max for the LFP.

Interesting, I just did a 7000km road trip over Christmas holidays and the car never displayed the precondition message below 20%. However it was hot and many many hours at highway speed. Another observation - the SC were very busy and mostly limited to 64kW - could be the reason why?

i believe the car doesn’t precondition if the arrival SOC is below 20%.